By GAVIN MENDOZA, Senior Reporter
Sports superstitions are what make athletes so unique, and they can be seen throughout the sports world.
Often called the most superstitious athletes, baseball and softball players have a routine that works for them, and it must be done to perfection.
For some, it is what they eat before a game, how they step into the box or what songs they listen to before a game.
Joseph Frisby, a junior business major from Denton, Texas, is on the Northwestern baseball team. Like many of his teammates, he has specific things he needs to feel good on game days.
“I always wear white batting gloves on game days if we are playing another opponent,” Frisby said.
He said the gloves need to be mostly white but can have some other colors like red and black.
Frisby also has a routine when he gets into the box.
“I always walk in and kick to the back of the box and then kick towards the front of the box, look at my bat, take a deep breather, and then I am ready to go,” Frisby said.
Softball players can be just as superstitious as well.
Mackenzie Adams, a junior occupational therapy major from Kingwood, Texas, plays on the softball team and has her own routine.
“When I go up to hit, I have to tap my leg twice when I’m waiting for my sign,” Adams said. “After I get the sign, I spin the bat to where the logo is facing me and hit the end of my bat on the white chalk line before I get in the box.”
Following these routines helps calm the body and mind.
“I started doing it when I got to college to help me calm down and focus on my at bats,” Adams said.
Superstitions can be seen throughout sports. Some can stick, and some can change day by day.
Personally, my routine at the plate has stayed the same since I was in middle school.
I walk to the plate and kick right to left, get my sign, then kick right to left in inside the box and do the sign of the cross on the plate.
This will never change and is something I do to calm myself.
What I eat and drink, and what I do in the morning, changes according to how I play that day. This can be the case for many players, even in professional sports.